들어가다

들 (deul-, “to enter”)+ 어 (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 가다 (gada, “to go”).

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 드러가다 (Yale: tulekata).

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들어가다 • (deureogada) (infinitive 들어가, sequential 들어가니)

1. (intransitive) to go into; to enter

   이제, 그는 너무 멀리 가기 전에, 매우 좁은 통로로 들어갔다.

   Ije, geu-neun neomu meolli gagi jeon-e, mae'u jobeun tongno-ro deureogatda.

   Now, before he had gone far, he entered into a very narrow passage,

   Original from 1678 — John Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress.

   예를 들면, 많은 지역에서 여성들이 사람들에게 백신을 접종하는데, 그 이유는, 그들이 집에 들어갈 수 있고, 다른 여성들과 얘기를 나눌 수도 있고, 또 어린이들에게도 접근이 가능하기 때문이다.

   Ye-reul deulmyeon, maneun jiyeog-eseo yeoseong-deur-i saram-deur-ege baeksin-eul jeopjonghaneunde, geu iyu-neun, geudeur-i jib-e deureogal su itgo, dareun yeoseong-deul-gwa yaegi-reul nanul su-do itgo, tto eorini-deur-ege-do jeopgeun-i ganeunghagi ttaemun-ida.

   For example, in many places women vaccinate people because they can go into homes, talk to other women and gain access to the children.

   Original from 2018, VOA (Experts: Polio Could Again Spread Worldwide)

   아버지께서는 은행에 들어갔어요.

   Abeoji-kkeseo-neun eunhaeng-e deureogasseoyo.

   My father went into the bank.

   그는 집에 걸어 들어갔다.

   Geu-neun jib-e georeo deureogatda.

   He walked in the house.

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2. (intransitive or transitive) to go to; to attend (a school, institution etc)

   내년에 대학교에 들어간다.

   Naenyeon-e daehakgyo-e deureoganda.

   I will attend university next year.

3. (intransitive) to begin

   일주일 후면 겨울 방학에 들어간다.

   Ilju'il hu-myeon gyeoul banghag-e deureoganda.

   Winter break begins in one week.

4. (intransitive) to be needed, required
5. (intransitive, biology) to belong to (a species, genus etc.)
6. (intransitive, usually after 머리에) to be understood

   머리에 들어가다

   meori-e deureogada

   literally, “to enter one's head”

As with other compound verbs ending with 가다 (gada), this has two forms for the 해라체 (haerache, “plain”) imperative. The blunt form is regular: 들어가라 (deureogara, “enter!”). The less blunt form is irregular: 들어가거라 (deureogageora, “enter (well)!”).